11 Amazing Space Travel Destinations (PHOTOS)
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A A AFire up the jet pack, suck in some thin air, get a taste of zero g – it's time to take one small step for yourself, and a giant leap for humanity.
Our friends at Lonely Planet assembled as list of 11 destinations related to space travel for the obsessed. Now all you have to do is decide whether to view space from the ground or in the clouds.
Palomar Observatory, San Diego
High on Palomar Mountain, at an elevation of roughly 5,900 feet to avoid light pollution, the Palomar Observatory in San Diego is simply spectacular – as large as Rome’s Pantheon.
It’s almost as beautiful as the Pantheon, too, with a classic design dating from the 1930s. The Observatory houses the world’s once-largest telescope, the 5.1m Hale Telescope, operated chiefly by computers now rather than humans. These days the observatory is chiefly used to track near-earth asteroids and is open to the public daily.
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Yeah. We took a tour of the International Space Station back in high school. I wasn't impressed
July 17 2011 at 7:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply11 Amazing Space Travel Destinations http://bit.ly/lCkT7x
July 16 2011 at 11:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyActually all three arms can extend to 13 miles, it's a zoom lens for radio waves. Take a video tour here: https://picasaweb.google.com/stardusty7/VLATourDay
July 16 2011 at 5:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was at the gate one day at 4:05pm - five minutes after the tour ends.....arg! Just getting there is an act of commitment. I have to go back of course.
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